Winter or storm cap



. 1924. July S. REINTHAL WINTER 0R STORM CAP Filed Aug. 5, 1922 2Sheets-Sheet 1 .Hul 22 1924.

$.RHNTHAL WINTER OR STO RM CAP FiledAug 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet PatentedJuly 22, 1924.

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SOL REINTHAL, OF-CLEVELAND, OHIO, :PLSSIGNOR TO THE BAMBERGEB REINTHALCOMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION.

WINTER on STORM CAP.

Application filed August 3, 1922. serialNo. 579,321.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that 1, S01. RE NTHAL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of'Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Winter or Storm Cap,of which the following is a specification.

Thi'sfinvention relates to an improvement in a winter or storm cap, themain object being to provide a snug and comfortable fitting cap of neatand attractive appearance which may be readily and instantly folded andunfolded or converted and changed in form and shape to protect thewearer variously, without using buttons, clasps or correspondingfastening devices to secure the component parts of the cap together, orto hold the cap in place on the head of the wearer, all substantially ashereinafter shown and described and more particularly pointed out in theclaims. 7

In the accompanying drawing, Figs. 1 and 2 are front and side views,respectively of my improved cap as it appears when stretched and fittedupon a head with its band or rim portion folded upwardly above the ears.F 3 and 4 are side and edge views, respectively, of the same cap on areduced scale, but flattened and with the rim or band portion completelyunfolded 0r unrolled. Figs. 5 and 6 are front and side viewsrespectively, of the cap with its band portion turned down at the sidesand rear and the crown and chin strap covering the ears and chin of theperson shown in dotted lines in these views. Figs. 7 and 8 are side andedge views, respectively, of the cap on a reduced scale flattened andcompletely unfolded.

As shown, cap A is made of woolen yarn or threads or other suitablematerial knitted in the form of a relatively long tube having rounded orovate extremities 2 which are sewed together eventually to form a middleseam 3 extending from the front to the rear of the crown of the cap. Thetube is first folded or turned within itself to provide a doublethickness, the opposite end edges of the tube being brought together inregister before sewing the seams. Thus, the seam actually involves fourthicknesses of material, see Fig. 8, but the main body of the cap isonly of double thickness with the bot-- tom edges rounded and without abreak or seam, see Fig. 7 The body of the cap is also long enough topermit it to beturned outwardly and upwardly to form a wide band or rimportion 4 which enhances the appearance of'tlhe cap and provides fourthicknesses of material around the forehead and also promotes a snug andelastic fit, The front portion of this band maybe raised and the rearand side portions lo'wered to protect the ears and the neck as shown inFig. 6, and the protection to the ears is further supplemented byayrelatively wide strap 5 of knitted material, preferably of finer andlighter yarn or thread than that from which the body of the cap is madeof. Strap 5 is also aflat knitted tube of predetermined length sewed atits opposite ends to the opposite sides of the body of the cap a fixeddistance above the bottom edge 3. The length of this strap and theplaces where sewed to the body is such that it maybe snugly and neatlyturned across the crown of the cap as shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive,with the sewed end portions of the strap entirely concealed within orbehind the band portion, and further so that this strap may also beturned down to hug and cover the chin and the front part of the neck ofthe wearer substantially as delineated in Figs. 5 and 6. In the lattercase the front portion of the band may remain in a raised position andthe sides and rear of the cap may be lowered, and because the strap isfastened or sewed to the body at a substantial distance above the bottomedge 3 an additional thickness of goods is obtained to cover the earsaside from the turned down band portion of the cap. The lines of theknitting and purling extend in the same direction in both the body andthe strap so that the strain on the knitted materials is uniformlydistributed and a snug and elastic fit obtained. g

The strap is also wide enough to be stretched upwardly over the frontportion of the chin if desired, and the peak or front band portion ofthe cap may be lowered more or less to more completely envelope the facethan as shown.

As constructed the cap is made n two pieces only,the knitted tubularbody telescoped and sewed as described, and the knitted tubular strapsewed permanently at its extremities a fixed distance above the bottom ege fihe sides of the body, Gensequently, no buttons, button holes, orother fastening devices are required to permit the cap to be convertedfrom a skull or closefitting top cap into a comfortable storm capcapable of adequately protecting the neck,

ears, chin and face of the wearer.

What I claim, is-

'1. A cap, comprising a tubular body of knitted material doubled uponitself to provide a double ply of material and rounded bottom edgewithout a seam, said plies being sewed together at their meetingextremities to provide amiddle seam of four thicknesses of the materialextending from frontrto;

rear of the cap, and a strap of knitted material sewed at its oppositeextremities to the opposite sides of said body above and apart from thebottom edge adapted to be turned upwardly over the crown of the cap ordownwardly to cover the ears and chin of the wearer.

2. A convertible cap, comprising a knitted tube having rounded end edgesand doubled back within itself with said end edges in register and sewedtogether and forming a crown seam extending from front to rear of saidcap, and a flat knitted tube of smaller dimensions and finer yarn thansaid first tube sewed at its opposite extremities on lines parallel tothe middle seam to opposite sides of said first tube a substantialdistance back from the bottom folded edge thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

son REINTHAL.

